Archive: 10/08/2017

Artificial sweeteners trick the brain: study

(HealthDay)—New research may help explain the reported link between the use of artificial sweeteners and diabetes, scientists say.

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New measure of insulin-making cells could gauge diabetes progression, treatment

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a new measurement for the volume and activity of beta cells, the source of the sugar-regulating hormone insulin.

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Feeling bad about feeling bad can make you feel worse

Pressure to feel upbeat can make you feel downbeat, while embracing your darker moods can actually make you feel better in the long run, according to new UC Berkeley research.

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Immune cells promote or prevent cytomegalovirus activity in mice depending on location

Immune system cells called regulatory T cells appear to promote cytomegalovirus (CMV) latency in the spleen of mice, but suppress it in the salivary gland. Maha Almanan of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, ...

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Researchers explore what happens when people hear voices that others don't

People who hear voices—both with and without a diagnosed psychotic illness—are more sensitive than other subjects to a 125-year-old experiment designed to induce hallucinations. And the subjects' ability to learn that ...

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New technique searches 'dark genome' for disease mutations

When doctors can't find a diagnosis for patient's disease, they turn to genetic detectives. Equipped with genomic sequencing technologies available for less than 10 years, these sleuths now routinely search through a patient's ...

Aug 10, 2017

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New kinds of brain cells revealed

Under a microscope, it can be hard to tell the difference between any two neurons, the brain cells that store and process information. So scientists have turned to molecular methods to try to identify groups of neurons with ...

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Aedes aegypti mosquitos introduced to California multiple times

Aedes aegypti mosquitos can carry the pathogens that cause dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, and yellow fever, among other diseases. In 2013, scientists first reported that A. aegypti had been found in California. Now, ...

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One tonne of contaminated egg product found in Romania: officials

One tonne of egg yolk liquid contaminated with the insecticide fipronil has been found in Romania, the first discovery in eastern Europe since the tainted egg scandal erupted, the veterinary health authority said Thursday.

Aug 10, 2017

New guidelines aim treat brain tumors more effectively

A University of Portsmouth academic has helped to develop European guidelines to treat brain tumours more effectively.

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